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Hi all,
I have got my new t-mobile MDA Vario III and like it a lot, however I was wondering if anybody has any idea if its possible to easily alter the buttons on the dialer screen, specifically what I would like to do is remove the video call button (something I never use) and ideally replace it with a button to take me to the speed dial and/or contact listings (this using the HTC skin rather than the 'original' one). I have seen on here a cab file that will remove the video call button (at least I think thats what it does), butso far my searches for how to create a new skin/edit an existing skin have turned up blank. I would even be happy if there was a simple registry edit that I could make that altered the default action of the video call button (in that I would keep the same icon and just redirect its action to the quickdial list etc...). I'm mainly asking this as my previous MDA vario I worked in this way and I keep hitting the video dial buttonwhen i'm looking for a quick dial.
Thanks for any information and keep up the good work, this forum has been invaluable so for in getting my various problems sorted.
Is it just on my diamond, that in the dialer the left and right button does not work anymore?
Are there solutions to open the call list without using the menu?
Thanks!
ReflexNPG said:
Is it just on my diamond, that in the dialer the left and right button does not work anymore?
Are there solutions to open the call list without using the menu?
Thanks!
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call list=call history, see first screen of yr thflo, under the clock and over yr next appointment. i think this is one of the +es of the thflo, being able to see call history without opening the phone
thanks, but i'm missing it in the dialer (i dont use touch flo)
...is there a better dialer or some registry hack?
ReflexNPG said:
thanks, but i'm missing it in the dialer (i dont use touch flo)
...is there a better dialer or some registry hack?
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try a search in the xda-developers\development and hacking.
there are a lot of dialers with the history button on them. the problem is that i do not recall any of them working for VGA...
In the PHONE mode (Dialer) you have 'Contacts' on the left, and 'Menu' on the right.
If you look in the center, there is another Icon.
Tap on it.. and you have the call history
Hey Folks
I upgraded to the official Hong Kong ROM upgrade on my HTC Diamond & whilst impressed by the speed improvements I have a major bug that annoys the hell out of me & thus hope some genius reading this can help fix the problem
On the home tab using the "phone" icon it then shows recent calls. However the left hand button that used to show "contacts" now shows "video call". I never want to make a video call & contacts is far more useful .... but there is no obvious way to change the function
Hoping someone can help
Chill dude.
This ain't a bug, it's a feature.
Personally, I do find video-call usefull, but ill prefer "send SMS"
Do U really need contacts? You can use the keypad T9 to find the person U want to call easily...
Circle your finger around the middle button and it rips thru contacts!
kgb-agent said:
On the home tab using the "phone" icon it then shows recent calls. However the left hand button that used to show "contacts" now shows "video call". I never want to make a video call & contacts is far more useful .... but there is no obvious way to change the function
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Use your favorite registry editor to navigate to [HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila] and change the following values:
"HomeLSKPath=addrbook.lnk" 'that's the application you want to use
"HomeLSKText=Contacts" 'that's the text that will be displayed on the left soft key on your Home screen
Do a soft reset.
Now your Left Soft Key will display Contacts, so when you press it, you shoul go directly to your contacts. Enjoy!
I've changed mine to Comm Manager.
heretic said:
Use your favorite registry editor to navigate to [HKLM\Software\HTC\Manila] and change the following values:
"HomeLSKPath=addrbook.lnk" that's the application you want to use
"HomeLSKText=Contacts"
Now your Left Soft Key will display Contacts, so when you press it, you shoul go directly to your contacts. Enjoy!
I've changed mine to Comm Manager.
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Are those for the phone app or home sceen?
Blazeitup123 said:
Are those for the phone app or home sceen?
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Those are for the home screen (Home tab of Manila TF3D).
heretic said:
Those are for the home screen (Home tab of Manila TF3D).
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Do you know the keys for the phone app? I bet there are 100 people wanting those. I think that is what kgb-agent is looking for.
Blazeitup123 said:
Do you know the keys for the phone app? I bet there are 100 people wanting those. I think that is what kgb-agent is looking for.
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I don't have a clue how to change softkeys within the phone app, sorry. Looks like I have misread the original post...
Thanks Heretic & others
Yep ... me & 1000 others want to change the key in the phone app
With CT's rom version 4 if I tap Phone soft key on Today screen then tap the little phone icon between the video call and menu softkeys it removes the keypad and leaves me with last call and contacts list...
No ideas anyone .... it is really bugging me
For me i just disabled the phone skin with the Advanced Config tool. It reverts back to the old WM6 design. I still prefer that. Do note that once u do this, the vibration when a call connects is disabled.
Hey KGB-Agent, I have exactly the same problem...and it is bugging me as well! I upgraded my dutch ROM yesterday :-( Another problem I have is that when I look at my contacts the SIM contacts are not displayed, even when I configure this in Advanced Config Tool...HELP! Anyone else an idea how to fix???
Your contacts are opened when your in the phone app, just scroll! why do you want it to open another contacts process when its already there?!? up and down or as i already said circle the middle button with your finger
Hi Blaze,
Circling with my finger in the middle button doesn't work for me. Furthermore, with "Contacts" I could quickly scroll down with the Alphabet on the right to f.e. the letter Z. The way you recommand it takes me ages to get to the "Z"!
I called the HTC helpdesk, they advised me to do a Hard Reset. Of course...that didn't work...:-(
Go to start and choose contacts its the same screen.
I agree the videocall is a bad choice from the makers of this rom.
Most people do not use this kind of calls.
Grtzzz
I have the same issues with the loss of functionality Ries
I cant believe there are not more complaints
I emailed HTC 4 days ago with no answer :<
@kgb-agent: I phoned the helpdesk. They said I had to do a hard-reset!?! I couldn't believe it, but okay, I tried it...and what do you think: I still have the problem! :-( I guess we have to live with it...bad choice from the developers...
same problem
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Two things:
1) why don't people use the smart dialling feature? this is where when in the phone keypad, you just spell out your contact using the alphanumeric keypad (it uses T9 to search) and it displays your search results in real time at the top of the dial pad... MUCH easier than the contacts screen - try it.
2) circling the middle button with your finger does NOT work for me, i have no idea how that is working for you since the diamond is not meant to be able to scroll using that 'wheel' unless you have installed some 3rd party software for it, or its unique to your ROM/region.
Hi,
I've been looking for the answer but couldn't find any. This is very annoying for me.I use S2u2 and when I pick up an incoming call with a button or slider after the call the dialer is still on and Phone locks automatically(with dialer on). I have to unlock S2U2 close dialer and lock the phone again- this drives me crazy. Any solution will be appreciated.Thanks in advance for any help with this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=450146&page=4 -ths doesn't work for me
Does really nobody drive this crazy?
pegaz said:
Does really nobody drive this crazy?
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Me too..
But still no solution..
Yeah it annoys me too. I use S2U2 as well and I hate that both the dialer and the contact list don't close after I made a call or receive one. The registry solution from the other thread doesn't work with the TF3D dialer.
pegaz said:
Hi,
I've been looking for the answer but couldn't find any. This is very annoying for me.I use S2u2 and when I pick up an incoming call with a button or slider after the call the dialer is still on and Phone locks automatically(with dialer on). I have to unlock S2U2 close dialer and lock the phone again- this drives me crazy. Any solution will be appreciated.Thanks in advance for any help with this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=450146&page=4 -ths doesn't work for me
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Have you tried Advanced Config > Phone > End Call Delay? I haven't myself so I don't know if it's the time it takes to disconnect the call or the time it takes to close the dialer. Worth a try.
No, that's the time it takes for the phone to end your call after pressing the end-call button. Which is ridiculous, when I press the button I want to end it immediately .
I agree. Of what purpose could it possibly be to delay the end of the call?!? I mean if you could recover from accidentally hitting the end key that would be one thing. But you can't so any delay is just plain stupid AFAICT.
You can also use Advanced Config to turn off the silly animations and sounds at start up or shutdown. They also do little else but make start up and shutdown longer...
I've switched to the WM default dialer now, as was suggested in this thread, let's see if it it works for me. I liked the HTC dialer though .
HertogJanNL said:
I've switched to the WM default dialer now, as was suggested in this thread, let's see if it it works for me. I liked the HTC dialer though .
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I've also tried that and it works but that's not a solution.WMs dialer sucks, keys are small and poor responsible for touch.Anyway I don't like WMs dialer. I don't understand why this reg tweak works with some roms but with some doesn't ;/. Hope it will be fixed in next official rom or somebody from XDA will find a solution for this annoying issue.As U guys sad when I press end button i wanna end immediately ,not in 5 sec!.
I now use the phonecanvas cab for my Diamond, so I don't have to use S2U2 anymore. But I believe this only works with the HTC dialer.
So does anyone have a solution for this problem? I really need it
Hi i'm a newbee, i just got an htc diamond and i have a little problem. I don't know how to make a call. I can only call my contacts but i sometimes i just need to make call a number that i don't want to add i my conctacts. I look for, but i don't found any thread about this problem.
Maybe it sounds stupid but this basic fonctions appears to be hard to found.
Thank you very much, best regards.
smx11 said:
Hi i'm a newbee, i just got an htc diamond and i have a little problem. I don't know how to make a call. I can only call my contacts but i sometimes i just need to make call a number that i don't want to add i my conctacts. I look for, but i don't found any thread about this problem.
Maybe it sounds stupid but this basic fonctions appears to be hard to found.
Thank you very much, best regards.
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Just press the bottom left send key and the dialer will come up.
mr.horndoctor said:
Just press the bottom left send key and the dialer will come up.
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Tanks for your answer, i finally found the problem: this bottom wasn't working on my diamond so the customers service gave me a new one.
Sorry for this question.